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Report shows global extent of power transition by Chinese investors remains limited, despite recent shift toward renewable energy sources in new power plant projects
The China’s Global Power (CGP) Database shows that since 2022, new Chinese investments in power plants have been shifting from coal to renewable energy sources. However, China's global power portfolio remains carbon intensive because of the currently operational capacity and previously planned projects.
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Report: Chinese manufacturing FDI increases carbon emissions in Africa, highlighting need for stronger environmental regulations
New research shows that Chinese manufacturing FDI in Africa increases CO2 emissions, particularly in labour- and resource-intensive sectors, highlighting the need for stronger environmental regulations and sustainable investment practices to promote low-carbon industrialisation.
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China: New study urges support for early retirement of overseas coal plants to boost climate leadership & reduce risks
A Boston University policy brief recommends China, despite leading in domestic renewable energy, should support early retirement of its overseas coal plants in developing countries to boost global climate leadership, mitigate financial risks, and promote clean energy transitions, while addressing potential legal challenges for host nations.
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Chinese development finance to Latin America and the Caribbean falls sharply as commercial lending rises, says report
A new report reveals a sharp decline in Chinese development bank lending to Latin America and the Caribbean, with commercial loans and corporate finance from Chinese firms increasingly replacing funding from the China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China.
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Africa: Chinese economic engagement in energy and transition materials focuses on electrification and resource extraction, says report
A new report finds that Chinese economic engagement in Africa's energy and transition materials sectors boosts electrification through financing power plants and renewables, while also investing in extracting and exporting primary energy commodities, minerals, and metals to China.
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Analysis: Is China's overseas energy finance shifting towards sustainable practices?
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Belt and Road Initiative brings major benefits and heightened risks to host nations and China alike, says report
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Africa: New research highlights ESG concerns in Chinese-funded infrastructure projects
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Research report on debt distress and climate-resilient development challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Demystifying Chinese Overseas Lending and Development Finance: Why China Became the World’s Largest Official Bilateral Lender
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Policy Brief | “Small is Beautiful”: A New Era in China’s Overseas Development Finance?
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China’s Overseas Development Finance Database (2008-2021)
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China’s Global Energy Finance Database by the Boston University Global Development Policy Center
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China: Data shows no new energy development commitments in 2021 by China's most active policy banks
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Can Escazú Turn Mining Green in the Lithium Triangle? Lofty Promises Meet a Thirsty Industry in the Desert
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Who Funds Overseas Coal Plants? The Need for Transparency and Accountability
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China’s Overseas Development Finance: Geospatial Data for Analysis of Biodiversity and Indigenous Lands